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The Sky at Night•Season 18•Episode 7

Shooting Stars

Aug 7, 1974

At this time of the year shooting stars can be seen in profusion, for we are in the middle of the year's richest meteor-shower - The Perseids. Tonight Patrick Moore discusses these spectacular objects and how they occur. He also hopes to show photographs which viewers

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Season 18 Episodes12

Positional Astronomy

Saturn - The Ringed Planet

The Milky Way

Life in the Universe

The Daylight Star

The Heart of the Scorpion

Shooting Stars

Choosing a Telescope

Lord Rosse's Great Telescope

The Changing Force of Gravity

Eros - Wanderer in Space

The Year of the Planets

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Episode Summary

"Shooting Stars" is episode 7 of The Sky at Night season 18. It aired on August 7, 1974.

Next: E8 · Choosing a Telescope Best of Season 18